[B-Greek] Phil 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize.

Paul paul at believer.com
Sun Jun 10 13:04:22 EDT 2007


Phil.3:14
I press toward the mark for the prize.

Would there be a more literal translation of this verse and where is 
brabeus used in literature outside of the bible?
Also would the paragraph below be a correct assessment?
The word prize is derived from brabeus, the judge at a public game who 
assigns the prize. Brabeuo, to preside at the games, occurs in 
Colossians 3:15 where it is translated "rule" and katabrabeuo also found 
in Colossians (2:18), means "to defraud or deprive of a prize, to so 
manage affairs that the umpire shall pronounce against the contestant". 
In Colossians the thought is not so much that of being cheated of the 
reward, but of failing to attain unto the required standard. The 
atmosphere of 1 Corinthians 9:24 and of Philippians 3:14 is that of the 
arena, and the race course. The "prize" and "crown" are related, as 
genus and species.





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